Nushawn Williams
NEW YORK – The man responsible for the HIV crisis in the Jamestown area in 1997 will remain confined in a “secure mental-health facility.”
In April 2010, then-attorney general Andrew Cuomo moved to block Nushawn Williams’ release from prison after he completed a maximum sentence of 12 years, placing him under civil confinement under a statute aimed at predatory sex offenders. A judge ordered him remanded to custody pending an outcome of a civil proceeding, which ended in 2014 after the court upheld the civil confinement ruling.
Late last week the New York State Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department upheld the ruling from 2014. The appellate court concluded that Williams was not denied meaningful representation. The panel also rejected the contention of Williams that the court had erred in denying his motion seeking to vacate the order.
The 39-year old Williams – also known as Shyteek Johnson – admitted in 1997 to having unprotected sex with numerous girls and women after having been told that he was HIV positive. New York state and local public health officials stated that Williams had sex with up to 47 women in Chautauqua County and at least 28 more in New York City.
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